2009 HONDA FIT CD player

To Load a DiscThe in-dash disc player is behind the
navigation screen. To use the disc
player, press the OPEN button
beside the screen. The screen folds
back, and the disc slot appears.
Insert a disc about halfway into the
disc slot. The drive will pull the disc
in the rest of the way and begin to
play it.
You cannot load and play 3-inch (8-
cm) discs in this system.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the CLOSE button on
the edge of the screen panel. Do not
use the folded screen as a tray. If you
put a cup, for example, on the screen,
the liquid inside the cup may spill on
the screen when you go over a bump.
OPEN BUTTON
DISC SLOT
CLOSE BUTTON
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Press the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the in-dash disc player.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Press the
CD/AUX button. The status bar
appears on the bottom of the screen.
On the navigation screen, you can
see the audio information whenever
you touch the AUDIO INFO or
TRACK LIST icons on the lower of
the screen.
When playing a CD recorded with
text data, the track, album, and artist
name are shown on the audio
display. When playing a disc in MP3
or WMA, the folder number and
name, the file number and name, the
artist name, and the elapsed time are
shown. The system will continuously
play a disc until you change modes.
If the disc was not recorded with text
data, it will not be displayed.
To Change or Select Tracks/FilesYou can use the preset buttons while
a disc is playing to select passages
and change tracks (files in MP3 or
WMA mode). Each preset button's
function is shown on the bottom of
the screen.You can also select an icon with the
joystick. Move it to left, right, up, or
down to change the highlighting and
scroll through lists. Then press the
ENT on the top of the joystick to
select the icon.
SKIP
－Each time you press
(preset 6), the player skips forward
to the beginning of the next track
(file in MP3 or WMA mode). Press
(preset 5), to skip backward to
the beginning of the current track.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous track.
FF/REW －To move rapidly within
a track/file, press and hold
(preset 4) or
(preset 3).
PRESET BUTTON'S FUNCTION
PRESET BUTTONS
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When playing a CD recorded with
text data, each track name is shown
on the audio display. With a disc
recorded in MP3 or WMA, the folder
number and the location are also
displayed.
If the disc was not recorded with text
data, only the track number is
shown.
To scroll through the display, touch
the
or
icon on the side of the
screen. To go back to the previous
display, touch the Return icon on the
screen. Select the desired track/file by
touching the icon on the display. The
selected icon will be highlighted in
blue. The system begins to play the
selected track/file. With a disc in
MP3 or WMA, touch the folder icon
on the upper left of the screen to
move to the root folder. The current
folder is highlighted in blue.
To Stop Playing a Disc
To play the radio when a disc is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, or AM icon. If
a PC card is in the audio unit, touch
the CARD icon to play the PC card.
Press the CD/AUX button again or
touch the CD icon to switch back to
the in-dash disc player.
If you turn the system off while a disc
is playing, either with the power/
volume knob or by turning off the
ignition switch, the disc will stay in
the drive. When you turn the system
back on, the disc will begin playing
where it left off.
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If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, find the
cause in the chart to the right. If you
cannot clear the error message, take
your vehicle to your dealer.
The chart on the right explains the
error messages you may see in the
display while playing a disc.
If you see an error message in the
display while playing a disc, press
the eject button. After ejecting the
disc, check it for damage or
deformation. If there is no damage,
insert the disc again.
The audio system will try to play the
disc. If there is still a problem, the
error message will reappear. Press
the eject button, and pull out the
disc.
Insert a different disc. If the new disc
plays, there is a problem with the
first disc. If the error message cycle
repeats and you cannot clear it, take
your vehicle to a dealer.Error
Message Cause
Solution
CHECK DISCFOCUS Error Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Check if it is inserted correctly in the disc player.
Make sure the disc is not scratched or damaged.
MECH ERROR Mechanical Error Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deformation.
If the disc cannot be pulled out, or the error
message does not disappear after the disc is
ejected, see your dealer.
CHECK DISC Disc Format Error Press the eject button, and pull out the disc.
Check the disc for damage or deformation.
HEAT ERROR High Temperature Will disappear when the temperature returns to
normal.
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To Play a PC card
You operate the PC card player with
the same controls used for the radio
and the in-dash disc player. To load
or play a card, the ignition switch
must be in the ACCESSORY (I) or
ON (II) position.
The PC card player reads and plays
cards in MP3 or WMA formats.
Depending on the format, the screen
will indicate‘‘MP3 ’’or ‘‘WMA ’’
when a card is playing. The card limit
of the player is 255 folders and 999
tracks. If the card has a complex
structure, it takes some time for the
system to begin playing it.
Based on PCMCIA 2.1/JEIDA 4.2,
the recommended PC cards for the
PC card reader are:
CompactFlash
Flash ATA
SD memory card Always use the recommended
memory card with the appropriate
adapter (if an adapter is needed).
Some memory cards will not work in
this unit.
NOTE:
●When you insert a PC card into the
slot, make sure you put it in
straight. If you cannot insert it,
remove it, and insert again.●Do not keep PC cards in the
vehicle. Direct sunlight and high
heat will damage them.●To avoid damaging the card
reader, do not insert hard disc
drive cards into the PC card slot.●You cannot close the screen (move
it to the upright position) until the
PC card is inserted all the way into
its slot or removed.
●Never insert foreign objects into
the PC card slot.
The specifications for compatible
MP3 files are: – Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz (MPEG1)
24/22.05/16 kHz (MPEG2)
– Bit rate:
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/
160/192/224/256/320 kbps
(MPEG1)
8/16/24/32/40/48/56/64/80/96/
112/128/160 kbps (MPEG2)
– Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
– Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
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The specifications for compatible
WMA files are:– Sampling frequency:
32/44.1/48 kHz
– Bit rate:
48/64/80/96/128/160/192 kbps
– Compatible with variable bit rate
and multi-session
– Maximum layers
(including ROOT): 8 layers
In WMA format, DRM (digital rights
management) files cannot be played.
If the system finds a DRM file, it
skips that file and plays the next
available folder or file.
Loading a PC CardThe PC card slot is behind the
navigation screen. To use the PC
card player, press the OPEN button
beside the screen. The screen folds
back, and the PC card slot appears. Insert a PC card straight into the slot.
The drive will read the PC card and
begin to play it.
Return the screen to the upright
position by pressing the CLOSE
button on the edge of the screen
panel.
Press the AUDIO button beside the
screen to show the audio display and
operate the PC card player.
You can also operate the audio
system without using the control
icons on the audio screen. Press any
of the appropriate control buttons.
The status bar appears on the bottom
of the screen. On the navigation
screen, you can see the audio
information whenever you touch the
AUDIO INFO icon on the screen.
PC CARD SLOT
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SKIP－Each time you press(preset 6), the player skips forward
to the beginning of the next file.
Press
(preset 5), to skip
backward to the beginning of the
current file. Press it again to skip to
the beginning of the previous file.
FF/REW －To move rapidly within
a file, press and hold
(preset 4)
or
(preset 3).
FOLDER SELECTION －To select
a different folder, press either side of
the TUNE bar to move the beginning
of the next folder. Press the
side
of the TUNE bar to skip the next
folder, and to the
side to move the
beginning of the current folder.
Press it again to skip to the
beginning of the previous folder. TRACK REPEAT (FILE REPEAT)
－
To continuously replay a file,
press the RPT button (preset 1). You
will see ‘‘TRACK REPEAT ’’in the
display. Press the RPT button again
to turn it off.
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM
REPEAT －This feature, when
activated, replays all the files on the
selected folder/artist/album in the
order they are recorded or listed. To
activate each repeat mode, press and
hold the RPT button (preset 1) for 2
seconds. You will see ‘‘FOLDER
REPEAT, ARTIST REPEAT or
ALBUM REPEAT ’’in the display.
The system continuously replays the
current folder/artist/album. Press
and hold the RPT button again to
turn it off. Pressing the RDM button,
or selecting a different folder/artist/
album with the TUNE bar also turns
off the repeat feature. TRACK RANDOM (Random
within a folder)
－This feature
plays the files within a folder in
random order. To activate random
play, press the RDM button (preset
2). You will see ‘‘TRACK
RANDOM ’’in the display. Press the
RDM button again to return to
normal play.
FOLDER/ARTIST/ALBUM
RANDOM －This feature, when
activated, plays all files in each
folder/artist/album in random order,
rather than in the order they are
recorded or listed. To activate each
random play, push and hold the
RDM button (preset 2) for 2 seconds.
You will see ‘‘FOLDER RANDOM,
ARTIST RANDOM or ALBUM
RANDOM ’’in the display.
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Searching for a Song by Album NameSelect the Album icon, and the album
list appears. Select the desired
album, and its song list is displayed.
You can then select the desired song
from the list.To Stop Playing a PC card
To play the radio when a PC card is
playing, press the AM/FM button or
touch the FM1, FM2, or AM icon. If
a disc is in the audio unit, press the
CD/AUX button or touch the CD
icon to play the disc. Touch the
CARD icon to switch back to the PC
card player.
If you turn the system off while a PC
card is playing, either with the
power/volume knob or by turning off
the ignition switch, the card will stay
in the drive. When you turn the
system back on, the card will begin
playing where it left off.
When you leave the vehicle, always
remove the PC card from the audio
unit.
Removing a PC CardTo remove a PC card from the audio
unit, fold back the screen by
pressing the OPEN button (see page
150).Press the eject button (
)to
remove the card. If you do not
remove it from the slot, you cannot
return the screen to the upright
position.
To return the screen to the upright
position, press the CLOSE button.
You can also eject a card when the
ignition switch is off.
PC Card Player Malfunction
If there is a problem with the PC card
player, see your dealer.
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